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19th May 2009, 10:20 AM
What we pay our Royalty
May 19, 2009
Fahri Azzat
The System
A consideration of the income of a Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Sultans as contained in the Civil List Act 1982 for the consideration of the rakyat charmingly written by an Encik Fahri Azzat.
The Civil List Act 1982 is instructive reading as it contains the amounts paid to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for the masterful performance of his Royal Duties. Section 2(1) of the Act provides that his Highness shall receive an annual sum as contained in the First, Second, Third, and Fourth schedule.
The First Schedule provides for a privy purse of RM 468,000.00 (or if he received a higher sum as Sultan, then that sum would apply), RM 156,000.00 for entertainment and Istana Negara Royal Allowance of RM 187,200.00. A grand total of RM 811,200.00. This is paid directly to his Highness.
The Second Schedule provides for Istana Expenses and Hospitality of RM 2,259,100.00, Salaries of Staff of the Istana of RM1,514,700.00 and Royal Bounty, Alms and Special Services of RM50,000.00. All that amounts to RM 3,823,800.00 and is payable directly to the ‘controlling officer’ appointed pursuant to section 15A of the Financial Procedure Act 1957. These are officers appointed by the Finance Minister (or State Financial Authority), to manage, regulate, execute and account for that expenditure.
The Third Schedule provides for the Raja Permaisuri Agong’s allowances which are a Privy Purse of RM 87,360.00, entertainment allowance of RM 28,080.00 and an Istana Negara Royal Allowance RM 36,000.00. A grand total of RM 151,440.00.
Both the payments under the First and Third Schedules are ‘payable monthly on the last day of each month or on such other day of the month as the Minister of Finance may from time to time determine.’ (see section 5(2) of the Act)
Finally, the Fourth Schedule is in respect of ’such sums as may be necessary for the provisions of privileges’. There is no sum stipulated in the schedule except for the phrase: ‘There shall be provided such privileges as may be determined by the Cabinet from time to time.’ The same discretion is also applied to section 3 of the Act which provides for their Highness’s’ ‘Other privileges’.
How interesting. That sure would be useful in one’s armoury of persuasion!
All this is of course paid out of the ‘Consolidated Fund’. This is defined in Article 97(1) of the Federal Constitution which provides as follows: All revenues and moneys howsoever raised or received by the Federation shall, subject to the provisions of this Constitution and of federal law, be paid into and form one fund, to be known as the Federal Consolidated Fund. Basically our taxes and whatever money raised by government goes towards paying at least RM 4,786,440 (adding up the first three schedules) for the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the Raja Permaisuri Agong and their household. I think the equivalent or thereabouts is paid to the Sultans in their State.
So let’s make a rough estimate here starting with rounding the figure down to a still generous RM 4 million per Sultan/Agong. Since there are nine of them that amounts to a minimum of RM 36 million spent on them a year. Wow. More… (http://www.loyarburok.com/the-system/what-we-pay-our-royalty/)
May 19, 2009
Fahri Azzat
The System
A consideration of the income of a Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Sultans as contained in the Civil List Act 1982 for the consideration of the rakyat charmingly written by an Encik Fahri Azzat.
The Civil List Act 1982 is instructive reading as it contains the amounts paid to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for the masterful performance of his Royal Duties. Section 2(1) of the Act provides that his Highness shall receive an annual sum as contained in the First, Second, Third, and Fourth schedule.
The First Schedule provides for a privy purse of RM 468,000.00 (or if he received a higher sum as Sultan, then that sum would apply), RM 156,000.00 for entertainment and Istana Negara Royal Allowance of RM 187,200.00. A grand total of RM 811,200.00. This is paid directly to his Highness.
The Second Schedule provides for Istana Expenses and Hospitality of RM 2,259,100.00, Salaries of Staff of the Istana of RM1,514,700.00 and Royal Bounty, Alms and Special Services of RM50,000.00. All that amounts to RM 3,823,800.00 and is payable directly to the ‘controlling officer’ appointed pursuant to section 15A of the Financial Procedure Act 1957. These are officers appointed by the Finance Minister (or State Financial Authority), to manage, regulate, execute and account for that expenditure.
The Third Schedule provides for the Raja Permaisuri Agong’s allowances which are a Privy Purse of RM 87,360.00, entertainment allowance of RM 28,080.00 and an Istana Negara Royal Allowance RM 36,000.00. A grand total of RM 151,440.00.
Both the payments under the First and Third Schedules are ‘payable monthly on the last day of each month or on such other day of the month as the Minister of Finance may from time to time determine.’ (see section 5(2) of the Act)
Finally, the Fourth Schedule is in respect of ’such sums as may be necessary for the provisions of privileges’. There is no sum stipulated in the schedule except for the phrase: ‘There shall be provided such privileges as may be determined by the Cabinet from time to time.’ The same discretion is also applied to section 3 of the Act which provides for their Highness’s’ ‘Other privileges’.
How interesting. That sure would be useful in one’s armoury of persuasion!
All this is of course paid out of the ‘Consolidated Fund’. This is defined in Article 97(1) of the Federal Constitution which provides as follows: All revenues and moneys howsoever raised or received by the Federation shall, subject to the provisions of this Constitution and of federal law, be paid into and form one fund, to be known as the Federal Consolidated Fund. Basically our taxes and whatever money raised by government goes towards paying at least RM 4,786,440 (adding up the first three schedules) for the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the Raja Permaisuri Agong and their household. I think the equivalent or thereabouts is paid to the Sultans in their State.
So let’s make a rough estimate here starting with rounding the figure down to a still generous RM 4 million per Sultan/Agong. Since there are nine of them that amounts to a minimum of RM 36 million spent on them a year. Wow. More… (http://www.loyarburok.com/the-system/what-we-pay-our-royalty/)